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From the 17th century onward Machen was a village rooted in the iron and coal industries. Though little trace remains, the village was the site of the Machen Forge and several coal mines. A local history trail visits some of these sites. Machen Forge was an early adopter of the
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1225:Fernlea
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1052:Ynysddu
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967:Crumlin
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